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Socialization at Hogwarts Tutorial

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There is no "right place" to start your roleplay experience. That said, we have three distinct means of making your RP experience more enjoyable. Social, Roleplay and Character Building.


Social Aspects


The ability to meet and make new friends, to enjoy the social experience of online roleplay.
  1. Discord: The best place to start to by joining our Discord. Simply post your full discord name in the linked thread (we soft delete it after for your privacy) and you can then join our discord and meet our community members and staff.
  2. House Introductions: Every house has a place where you can introduce yourself. Share as much or as little as you like but please note that we are a large community with users as young as 11 and users such as myself that are over 30 (and beyond). 
    -Gryffindor Common Room 
    -Slytherin Introduction Thread 
    -Hufflepuff Introduction Thread 
    -Ravenclaw Introduction Thread
  3. Finding an RP Partner: We have a thread where players can request to have a certain type of RP, search for RP partners or complete certain objectives. Skim this thread, see if anything piques your interest or make your own "roleplayer wanted" post in this RPG Partner Request thread. If you have made a thread that you think others will be interested in looking at or a thread that is in need of more players, consider advertising your thread in the IC/OOC Thread Sharing or in our Discord on our #thread_sharing channel.
  4. OC Chatting: For those that want to just discuss random events, things of interest or make new friends, the Leaky Cauldron: At the Counter is a great resource for members that want to just hop in and make new friends.
  5. Clans & Clubs: A means by which you can create in-character (or out of character) ties with some of the other players is to create or participate in a club. Club information can be found in the Leaky Cauldron: Clans and Clubs.
  6. Quill Pals: This is a tool where players request to be given a Quill Pal, similar to a pen pal this is a means where you can develop a relationship with another player IC. This serves as an OC means to accomplish this. About once every 1-2 weeks (depending on the number of users that have posted a desire to participate) players will be matched up. To learn more, refer to Quill Pals.
  7. Forum Games: For those that are not interested in RP, simply want to do more than RP or just want an excuse to interface with other players, consider the forum games. We have forum games that are open to all players in the Leaky Cauldron: Games Room. In addition, there is a sub-forum in your common room that is also an area for forum games. 
Roleplay

A good place to start is at home in a solo thread or a thread with other players you might already know if you joined with friends. You do not have to do this, but London and its respective sub-forums are a good place to start. 
  1. The Hogwarts Express is where most players start. About a dozen if not more players join daily so we have a continual influx of players. Look for an open thread or make up one of your own and ride the train to Hogwarts for the first time.
  2. The Sorting Ceremony [2023] | Sorting Ceremony [2024] | Sorting Ceremony [2025] | Sorting Ceremony [2026] is another good place to start or go to after the train ride. This is simply a single solo thread posted in by your character where the sorting hat declares your house. Much to your elation or chagrin. Remember: we do not resort players, it is one of your first moderated experiences on the site and if we allowed players to change it that would defeat the purpose of having moderated experiences at all.]  
  3. Great Hall Tables -- messy threads where players can make some quick roleplays and meet a few of the other members of their house. We make a fresh one every year.
    4. Your Dorms -- every house has male, female and non-binary dorms. Enter your dorm area and have a look around, start a thread and unpack your things, meet your dormates, make new friends and enemies.
Beyond this, skim role play areas and think about the areas that your character might enjoy and explore. Read threads, see if there is anyone that you might be interested in role-playing with and either enter an open thread with them or reach out to them over Discord or by owl (our private messaging System). Finally, we have an engaged group of Mentors that might be able to help new players get started.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.

Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.
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